諸子百家 [ㄓㄨ ㄗˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ; zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1]
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
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諸子百家
しょしひゃっか
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Hundred Schools of Thought
general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period
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